We are implementing some new rules, and they will be strictly enforced from here on out.

If you believe that you cannot adhere to these rules without failing once, please PM me and let me know that you will no longer be a member of First Recon. Its that simple.

1) Be on time for the deployment dates. If the dispatch you recieve says 10 am, it MEANS 10 AM. If you are not there, you will be left behind, and I will not take calls for directions to the field.

2) Calling to inform us that you are running late AFTER you are already late is UNACCEPTABLE. Give yourselves some credit for being smart people. That means be realistically honest with yourself if traffic is terrible (because everyone knows how terrible traffic is on a Sunday morning *sarcasm*) and call as soon as you realize you will probably be late. In the past, I've given you the courtesy of calling YOU to find out where you are. This will no longer happen. You will simply arrive to an empty meeting point.

3) A definate yes or no is now required for all games on the schedule, BUT a cancellation in advace is acceptable. Things happen...a single cancellation is a fluke....a second cancellation is a pattern. You knew exactly what you were getting into when you decided to join, and your teammates will not suffer for your lack of dedication.

4) An affirmative answer to being at a game, and a no call no show will be considered a voluntary quit from the team and you will not be asked to return. You may certainly send me an email with your reasoning behind your action, and it will be discussed among team members who have take the time to dedicate themselves. If there is a serious problem such as a car accident that will be taken into consideration, but I've been working for 3 years now in an industry where people make and break appointments for various reasons and the pocket veto for not doing something you don't want to do is always "I had car trouble". Reliable transportation from this point on will be an absolute requirement for recruitment.

***ADDITION TO RULE 4*** If you answer with a "I'll try to make it" or "Maybe" it will be counted as an AFFIRMATIVE. For this reason commit to yes or no.

I will open up these rules to discussion for any member who feels the same way I do about these things, because its OUR team and we work too hard and have too good of a thing to let just anyone take part in our organization ESPECIALLY anyone who doesn't care about wasting our time.

I am probably going to have to withdraw from the team. I have a bunch of games already planned for this summer and i am sure they will end up interfering with your schedule. I could probably make it out to a couple of games and be another target for for you guys along with the walk ons.